Explanation
1. Background:
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from the City of Columbus, Department of Finance and Management, requesting that if Public Service no longer needs the following areas for roadway purposes to transfer the maintenance responsibilities for these rights-of-ways to Finance and Management. The areas are identified as approximately a 50 foot by 30 foot portion of the Hayden Avenue right-of-way south of McKinley Avenue, approximately a 15 foot by 30 foot portion of the unnamed alley right-of-way south of McKinley Avenue between Hayden Avenue and Princeton Avenue, and approximately a 50 foot by 214 foot portion of the Princeton Avenue right-of-way south of McKinley Avenue.
The City no longer needs these areas for roadway purposes, but will retain ownership, and transfer the right-of-way and maintenance responsibility from the Department of Public Service to the Department of Finance and Management. The transfer of right-of-way and maintenance responsibilities of these areas will facilitate the construction of a new City of Columbus facility that will house various City operations on property adjacent to the above noted rights-of-way, currently owned by the City.
Per Department of Public Service current practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City agencies, private utilities, and the applicable area commission before it was determined that the City will not be adversely affected by the transfer of right-of-way and maintenance responsibilities of these areas.
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To change the designation of a portion of Hayden Avenue, a portion of an unnamed alley south of McKinley Avenue between Hayden Avenue and Princeton Avenue, and a portion of Princeton Avenue from City of Columbus owned right-of-way to City of Columbus owned real property; to transfer the property and maintenance responsibly of said real property from the Department of Public Service to the Department of Finance and Management.
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WHEREAS, approximately a 50 foot by 30 foot portion of the Hayden Avenue right-of-way south of McKinley Avenue, approximately a 15 foot by 30 foot portion of the unnamed alley right-of-way south of McKinley Avenue between Hayden Avenue and Princeton Avenue, and approximately a 50 foot by 214 foot portion of the Princeton Avenue right-of-way south of McKinley Avenue, are publicly dedicated rights-of-way currently controlled by the Department of Public Service, and
WHEREAS, City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, received a request from the City of Columbus, Department of Finance and Management requesting that if Public Service no longer needs this area for roadway purposes to transfer the right-of-way and maintenance responsibilities for these rights-of-ways to the Department of Finance and Management to facilitate the construction of a new City of Columbus facility; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus no longer needs these areas for roadway purposes, but will retain ownership of the property, and transfer the right-of-way and maintenance responsibility to the Department of Finance and Management; and
WHEREAS, per current practice, comments were solicited from interested parties, including City agencies, private utilities, and applicable area commissions, before it was determined that the City will not be adversely affected by the transfer of this right-of-way and maintenance responsibilities to the Department of Finance and Management; and
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That approximately a 50 foot by 30 foot portion of the Hayden Avenue right-of-way south of McKinley Avenue, approximately a 15 foot by 30 foot portion of the unnamed alley right-of-way south of McKinley Avenue between Hayden Avenue and Princeton Avenue, and approximately a 50 foot by 214 foot portion of the Princeton Avenue right-of-way south of McKinley Avenue are no longer needed by the City of Columbus for roadway purposes.
Section 2. That the right-of-way and maintenance of these assets shall be transferred from the Department of Public Service to the Department of Finance and Management.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.